Augmented and Virtual Reality have gained massive interest in the eyes of the tech community and beyond, because of their broad applications. These technologies are ready to (greatly) benefit real estate.

You are standing in the foyer of your dream home. Above you, the cathedral ceiling offers a dazzling crystal chandelier like those in the Disney princess films. As your eye drifts over to the left side of the grand staircase, your model wife comes floating towards you in a dazzling designer gown. A beep of the horn alerts you to the arrival of your chauffeur-driven Italian sports car and you turn to see the halogen headlights seep over your Koi ponds and manicured lawn, complete with topiary depicting the pivotal battle scene in “The Empire Strikes Back.”

Suddenly, you hear a distant ringing and the room and all in it goes black.

For the consumer, the main advantage is that, instead of just flipping through Architectural Digest or scrolling through Hauzz, looking for that table or paint color that will make your home the envy of all your other social-climbing friends, you can now see yourself in the house and see everything in it, making changes in real time before you ever set foot in a real open house. Read more

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Clean energy has grown exponentially in the last decade and a half, maybe it’s time to consider new ways to power your buildings.

In recent years, clean energy/renewable energy has made large strides in market growth, consumption, and implementation in how people power their buildings. If you’re a property manager, here are three reasons why you should think about using clean energy in the future. It’s not a decision that has to be made today, but it is one that should be considered.

Here are some simple, but worthwhile reasons, why it’s time to start thinking about renewable energy:

When we founded CrowdComfort, we knew the city we chose would become an integral portion of our identity, as well as a hotbed of influence for the organizations we’d work with during early expansion. To this effect, Boston became an inevitable choice for a few reasons:Read more

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Buildings are unique in that they decay, age, and most importantly, adapt over time. Why is that?

Buildings are like the human body—they emerge from construction full of promise and potential. And yet, over time, systems become a bit more rickety, slower to respond, and generally less efficient. In such circumstances, the facility manager must play doctor, diagnosing the building’s issue and finding a suitable course of treatment.

But, why do buildings fail? Why are maintenance and system curation always part of the job? Read more

The medical industry is currently in the midst of a dramatic reinvention, and it’s all due to an expanding field known asgenomics. Here, scientists and doctors collaborate to review an individual’s genome (i.e. the entirety of their DNA) and identify risk factors based on that individual’s specific biological “code.”

Just like how a large volume of genomes, or “genetic data points,” is required to identify this risk factors, the same also can be said of buildings. In short: We can use a high volume of data points, like how doctors use genomes, in order to map several problems in the spaces we use. Read more

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Smart building tech, as a market, is valued well into the trillions. The potential to give facilities an artificial intelligence, to promote productivity, has already seen hard, current results. What are the best and brightest examples of these “smart buildings/facilities?” What applications, features, and platforms do these structures have that are lacking in less advanced facilities?

Well, let’s jump in then, and learn about the Most Advanced Facilities to Date:Read more

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At CrowdComfort, we’re huge fans of data. The more, the better; give us 100,000 pieces of input, and we’ll show you a trend that’s sure to have an impact on your business. So, it might come as no surprise that we got a bit sadlast week while considering how few data streams architects can currently wield to gather insights about their work. A building goes up, and the architect’s connection to that work typically ends.Read more

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We have a tremendous admiration for architects—the men and women who literally design comfort, usefulness, and beauty into the buildings we use every day. Their form of creation is raw and tethered only to the constraints of materials, budgets, and their imagination. Good architecture can change everything about a business; bad architecture can do the same.Read more

CMS, or “content management systems,” are the industry standard in digital property management. The tools that CMS provide for users improves organization, responsiveness, and overall maintenance of properties. So for you building managers, ask yourselves this: what makes for a good CMS?

What are the attributes that make for a good system to manage my building? There is a lot to consider, but the overarching theme when it comes to having a strong CMS is this: easy and mobile are the two most winning components. Let’s get right into it then. Read more